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No. 416,469. Patented Dec. 3, 1889:.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS JOSEPH LINTON, OF TRAFALGAR, INDIANA.

FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 416,469, dated December 3, 1889.

Application filedAugust 2'7, 1889. $e1'ia1No. 322,095. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS J OSEPH LIN- TON, of Trafalgar, in the county of Johnson and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fences; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, which forms part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in fences; and it consists in the combination of the panels of the fence, which are detachably fastened together at their ends, the crossed braces which are applied at or near the centers of the panels, the riders supported by the braces, suspension-wires which extend down from the riders and are connected to the vertical end pieces of the panels, and wires which are fastened to the braces near their lower ends and supportand brace the panels at their centers.

The object of my invention is to support all of the panels of the fence above the ground by means of suspension-wires applied both to the riders and the ends of the panels, and to the braces and the centers of the panels. V I

The accompanying drawing represents a perspective of a portion of a fence which enibodies my invention.

A represents two panels of the fence, each one of which is provided with the vertical end pieces B and the vertical center pieces 0.

.One of the panels has the ends of the boards to project a suitable distance beyond the end pieces B, so that these projecting ends will catch between the ends of the boards upon the next adjoining panels, and then the two panels are locked together by passing pins through the projecting end pieces, where they,

extend beyond the vertical pieces 13. By removing these pins at any time the two panels can be separated. Applied to each panel at or near its center and in close contact to the central upright pieces 0 are the crossed braces D, which are secured tightly together near their upper ends by the wires G, which are wrapped around them, as shown. Supported by the upper ends of the cross-braces D are the riders H, which have their central portions to extend over the ends of the panels, as shown. Suspended from-the central portion of each rider H is a wire I, which passes down through the upper ends of the two vertical end bars B, which extend above the top boards of the panels. This wire I supports the ends of the two panels, so as to hold them above the ground any desired distance. In order to support and brace the centers of the panels, the wires J are secured to the crossed braces D a suitable distance above their lower ends, and then the wire is Wrapped one or more times around the vertical center pieces 0, for the purpose of supporting and bracing the center of the panel.

It will be seen that the braces D are applied to the centers of the panels, instead of to the ends, as has heretofore been the case, and that the riders II have their central portions to extend above the ends of the panels, and that the wires I extend down from the central portions of the riders to support the ends of the panels. By this construction each panel is supported at each of its ends and at its center, and thus only four sup porting wires are necessary to every two panels. I

In order to make the edges of the top and bottom boards of the panels extend upon a straight line, and thus give the fence a more finished appearance, the board 0 of every other panel is made of double width, and then each end is cut away one-half, so as to project into the next adjoining panel or to receive the projecting end of the top board of the next panel.

The panels of the fence being supported above the ground and only the lower ends of the braces resting upon it, the fence ismuch more durable than if every panel rested upon the ground in the usual manner.

Having thus described my invention, I claim The combination of the two adjoining panels of the fence having their ends secured to- In testimony whereof I aflix mysignzitnre in get-her and provided with the vertical pieces presence of two witnesses. l) C, the crossed braces D, applied to the pan- Tl [OMAS JOSEPH HNTON els at or near their centers and fastened to- 5 gether at their upper ends by the wires G, the Witnesses:

riders II, and the suspension-wires I J, snb- .TAs. T. FORSYTI-I, stantially as shown and described. JOE D. CRAIG. 

